Think Win-Win

Nandi Shareef

One of my greatest life-changing experiences was taking the Lee Ross-facilitated course, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature. Those three days in 2012 were literally like the first three days of my new life. During that time, I learned so much about myself, my... More »

THE JOHN CONÉ ASTD MEMBERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

Cami Best-Jones

ASTD offers students the opportunity to further their professional development by applying for a membership scholarship started by John W. Coné, former ASTD Board Chair. More »

Breaking the Ice

Tomika W. Greer

In the summer of 2003, I attended a train-the-trainer session.  It was my first formal opportunity to learn how to “be” a trainer—and my first day on a new job. I was attempting to break into a new career path. I had somehow convinced my new compa... More »

Extracurricular Activities-Essential Informal Learning for Any Degree Program

Saul Carliner

Experts in informal learning posit that somewhere between 56 and 80 percent of all workplace learning occurs outside of formal training. But much of the study of informal learning has occurred within the context of becoming a professional—the goal of formal, deg... More »